Zoeller's team wins 3M Champ. fishing challenge

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Photo courtesy of Rob Skelton

Fuzzy Zoeller's team won the second annual Pro-Am Fishing Challenge at the 3M Championship.

Aug. 4, 2011
By Dave Senko, Champions Tour staff

BLAINE, Minn. -- Fuzzy Zoeller and teammates Brad Liferman and Gayle Schmidt were the winners of the second annual Pro-Am Fishing Challenge at the 3M Championship. The event was staged on Tuesday at the TPC Twin Cities to help kick off part of the festivities for the week. The teams were comprised of a Champions Tour player, a pro bass fisherman and six amateurs.

Zoeller, Liferman and Schmidt bagged a total of 42 pounds during the event, nudging Phil Blackmer's team by a mere three pounds. This marked the second straight year Lieferman was part of the winning team. He was a member of Mike Hulbert's team a year ago when they claimed the top prize.

Contestants in the two-hour tournament fished in two large ponds surrounding Nos. 14/17 and 18 with groups fishing for one hour at each pond.

Final Results

Place	Team	Weight
1st Place	Fuzzy Zoeller, Brad Lieferman and Gayle Schmidt	42 pounds
2nd Place	Phil Blackmer, Matt Peters, Steven Person	39 pounds
3rd Place	Olin Browne, Tony Capra and Dave Willis	36 pounds
4th Place	Mike Hulbert, Dean Capra, Bill Sherck	28 pounds
5th Place	Brad Bryant, Shane Raveling, Pinky Pellam	13 pounds
6th Place	Miller Barber, Ted Capra, Spider Miller	6 pounds